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Ind. Code § 31-37-8-1 — Receipt and forwarding of information concerning delinquent child; preliminary inquiry
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 8: Information About Delinquent Children, Investigation, and Preliminary Inquiry, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 31-37-8-1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 1. (a) A person may give an intake officer or a prosecuting attorney written information indicating that a child is a delinquent child. (b) If the information is given to the intake officer, the intake officer shall: (1) immediately forward the information to the prosecuting attorney; (2) complete a dual status screening tool on the child, as described in IC 31-41-1-3 ; and (3) complete a risk screening tool on the child. (c) If the prosecuting attorney has reason to believe the child has committed a delinquent act, the prosecuting attorney shall instruct the intake officer to make a preliminary inquiry, which includes the use of a risk screening tool, to determine whether the interests of the public or of the child require further action. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-7(a).]
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